Apply for your FSA User Name & Password (Formally known as PIN). Your FSA User Name can be used each year to electronically apply for federal student aid and to access your Federal Student Aid records online. You may have to update your password prior to use. Apply online at https://fsaid.ed.gov. The FSA ID replaced the Federal Student Aid PIN on May 10, 2015. If you haven’t logged in to a Federal Student Aid site (such as fafsa.gov or StudentLoans.gov) since May 10, 2015, you will need to create an FSA ID before you can log on in the future.

Complete the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid). The FAFSA is the application that allows the Department of Education and Financial Aid Professionals to determine your financial aid eligibility. This application determines your eligibility for grants, scholarships, loans, and more. It is strongly recommended that you use the automated IRS Data retrieval tool, “DRT” that allows you to transfer your tax information as you complete the FAFSA. This could save you time and make the process smoother. The DRT option is usually available within 3 weeks of filing your (your parents) Tax returns. Complete your FAFSA at www.fafsa.ed.gov. Be sure to send your FAFSA to SGSC by adding our school code: 001592. It can take SGSC 2-3 days to receive your FAFSA information.

Check your Self-Service Banner and student e-mail regularly. You will be notified if any changes are made to your financial aid account and if you have any outstanding requirements.

Submit documents. When you complete your FAFSA, the Department of Education will determine if more documents are needed in a process called “verification”. SGSC has partnered with Campus Logic to streamline and expedite the verification process for our students. The documents they may request include verification forms, tax return transcripts, etc. To determine if you need to submit more documents, log into your verification account at https://sgsc.verifymyfafsa.com regularly. Please note we will not be able to award you Financial Aid until all requested documents have been received and reviewed.

Consider Stafford Loans. There are three steps to apply for a Stafford Loan:

Accept the loan award on Self-Service Banner. You may accept the total loan awarded, deny the loan award or adjust it to a reduced amount, whatever you decide.

Register for class and check your balance. Once you register for classes, a balance will be created. View your balance in the online payment portal (Touchnet).

Pay your bill. If your bill is not paid by the published fee payment deadlines, your courses will be dropped for non-payment. For information about making a payment or starting a payment plan, you may contact the Cashier’s Office at 912.260.4243.

Go to Class! If you do not attend class, you will not receive financial aid. Be sure to keep regular attendance in all your classes because you could be dropped for non-attendance, which can affect your future eligibility for financial aid. For more information, read the SAP policy (Standards of Academic Progress) on our financial aid website.

South Georgia State College is a residential state college of the University System of Georgia focused on a core of strong teaching and personalized academic advising. It has a long and distinguished tradition of serving the people of Georgia. Students pursue associate degrees in 20 programs of study which transfer to other institutions or prepare them for careers in a variety of fields.